PJ
Pierre Jansen
Composer
Born February 28, 1930Died August 13, 2015 (85 years)
Pierre Georges Cornil Jansen (28 February 1930 – 13 August 2015 at Saint-Pierre-Saint-Jean) was a French film scores composer. He was in particular the permanent collaborator of Claude Chabrol for whom he composed the music for many films.
Born in Roubaix, Jansen did his first musical studies at the Conservatoire de Roubaix (piano and harmony) under the direction of Alfred Desenclos. He furthered his studies at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels (piano and harmony prizes) and writing studies with André Souris (harmony, counterpoint, fugue and orchestration).
From 1952 onwards, he regularly attended classes with Olivier Messiaen and participated in the Ferienkurse für die neue Musik in Darmstadt. In 1958, a suite for piano and 18 instruments was premiered in Darmstadt, and later performed in Paris during a concert of the Domaine musical.
In 1960, he renounced the achievements of the avant-garde and devoted himself to film music. He collaborated with Claude Chabrol of whom he became the official composer. About Pierre Jansen, the director of the French New Wave said: "I met a brother in music." while the latter described his meeting with Chabrol as "decisive and unexpected.". He then worked with Claude Goretta, Francis Girod and Pierre Schoendoerffer. He also collaborated for television by composing music for Serge Moati and Josée Dayan.
In 1985, he composed for silent cinema, in collaboration with Antoine Duhamel, an extensive score for large orchestra to accompany the images of David Wark Griffith's famous Intolerance. This work was premiered by the Orchestre national d'Île-de-France (Jacques Mercier conducting) and screened live at the Théâtre des Amandiers, then at the Festival d'Avignon.
A version of this film, newly restored, was made in 2007. It required a new adaptation of the score. Rerecorded under the direction of Jean Deroyer, it was broadcast on Arte. This version is available on DVD.
Gradually abandoning film music because he did not want to fall into commercial ease, he then devoted himself to his own work by composing concerts pieces.
He taught orchestration at the École normale de musique de Paris, as well as at the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSMDP).
Source: Article "Pierre Jansen" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Born in Roubaix, Jansen did his first musical studies at the Conservatoire de Roubaix (piano and harmony) under the direction of Alfred Desenclos. He furthered his studies at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels (piano and harmony prizes) and writing studies with André Souris (harmony, counterpoint, fugue and orchestration).
From 1952 onwards, he regularly attended classes with Olivier Messiaen and participated in the Ferienkurse für die neue Musik in Darmstadt. In 1958, a suite for piano and 18 instruments was premiered in Darmstadt, and later performed in Paris during a concert of the Domaine musical.
In 1960, he renounced the achievements of the avant-garde and devoted himself to film music. He collaborated with Claude Chabrol of whom he became the official composer. About Pierre Jansen, the director of the French New Wave said: "I met a brother in music." while the latter described his meeting with Chabrol as "decisive and unexpected.". He then worked with Claude Goretta, Francis Girod and Pierre Schoendoerffer. He also collaborated for television by composing music for Serge Moati and Josée Dayan.
In 1985, he composed for silent cinema, in collaboration with Antoine Duhamel, an extensive score for large orchestra to accompany the images of David Wark Griffith's famous Intolerance. This work was premiered by the Orchestre national d'Île-de-France (Jacques Mercier conducting) and screened live at the Théâtre des Amandiers, then at the Festival d'Avignon.
A version of this film, newly restored, was made in 2007. It required a new adaptation of the score. Rerecorded under the direction of Jean Deroyer, it was broadcast on Arte. This version is available on DVD.
Gradually abandoning film music because he did not want to fall into commercial ease, he then devoted himself to his own work by composing concerts pieces.
He taught orchestration at the École normale de musique de Paris, as well as at the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSMDP).
Source: Article "Pierre Jansen" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Pierre Jansen Filmography
| 1989 | La folle journée ou Le mariage de Figaro · as Original Music Composer |
| 1984 | Rebelote · as Composer |
| 1982 | Le grand frère · as Original Music Composer |
| 1980 | The Horse of Pride · as Original Music Composer |
| 1978 | Violette · as Original Music Composer |
| 1978 | L'état sauvage · as Original Music Composer |
| 1978 | Her Ladyship the Judge (1978) (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1978 | Blood Relatives · as Original Music Composer |
| 1977 | The Lacemaker · as Original Music Composer |
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| 1977 | Alice or The Last Escapade · as Original Music Composer |
| 1976 | Don't Bite, We Love You · as Composer |
| 1975 | Dirty Hands · as Original Music Composer |
| 1975 | Pleasure Party · as Composer |
| 1974 | Le cri du coeur · as Composer |
| 1974 | The Nada Gang · as Original Music Composer |
| 1973 | Wedding in Blood · as Original Music Composer |
| 1972 | Docteur Popaul · as Original Music Composer |
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| 1971 | Just Before Nightfall · as Original Music Composer |
| 1970 | The Breach · as Original Music Composer |
| 1970 | The Butcher · as Original Music Composer |
| 1969 | This Man Must Die · as Original Music Composer |
| 1969 | The Unfaithful Wife · as Original Music Composer |
| 1968 | Happening · as Composer |
| 1968 | Adriatic Sea of Fire · as Composer |
| 1968 | Les Biches · as Original Music Composer |
| 1967 | The Road to Corinth · as Original Music Composer |
| 1967 | The Champagne Murders · as Original Music Composer |
| 1966 | Objective 500 Million · as Original Music Composer |
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| 1965 | The 317th Platoon · as Original Music Composer |
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| 1964 | The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers · as Original Music Composer |
| 1963 | Ophélia · as Original Music Composer |
| 1963 | Bluebeard · as Original Music Composer |
| 1962 | The Third Lover · as Original Music Composer |
| 1962 | The Seven Deadly Sins · as Original Music Composer |
| 1961 | Wise Guys · as Original Music Composer |
| 1960 | The Good Girls · as Original Music Composer |